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Why is history always about wealthy humans?* Because history is written by the victor and most of those with wealth and power have historically exploited and d
by cyberpunk0 8y ago
Why is history always about wealthy humans?*
Because history is written by the victor and most of those with wealth and power have historically exploited and destroyed everyone around them to obtain their position.
- ellius 8y agoCounterpoint: Karl Marx and Howard Zinn both wrote history.
- afarrell 8y agoAs did the survivors of the Mongol destruction of Baghdad and the Viking destruction of Lindisfarne. History is written by those with the time and skill to write things others will read, often moderately wealthy elites but thats less true now.
- azernik 8y agoMore concisely put: history is written by the historians.
- perl4ever 8y agoI think even that is misleading/questionable. History is written by the people who are literate and write stuff that is both appealing to reproduce and does get reproduced. Just because a historian writes something doesn't mean it doesn't get lost or ignored, at least for a while.
- legostormtroopr 8y agoKarl Marx, son of a wealthy Lawyer, was in fact wealthy. That's what afforded him the time and luxury to pontificate about the lower classes.
- briandear 8y agoHave a look at the animal kingdom. That isn’t uniquely human. It’s called Darwinism. Want to write the history? Then win.
- dredmorbius 8y agoFrequently, yes, but not always: https://scholars-stage.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/history-is-written-by-losers.html https://scholars-stage.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/history-is-wri...